HB491 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2014

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Allen Treadaway Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Firefighters, death or disability for occupational disease for firefighters, no time limitation upon filing a claim for disability benefits, may resubmit claims under certain conditions, Secs. 11-43-144, 36-30-5 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, municipal firefighters are eligible for compensation for death or disability from certain occupational diseases.
This bill, with certain exceptions, would provide there is no time limitation upon the filing of a claim for disability benefits or death benefits payable to a firefighter or to his or her family.
This bill would allow a claimant who was previously denied benefits because the claim was submitted after he or she was no longer employed as a firefighter by the city may resubmit claims for consideration under the terms of this section as amended without regard to any time limitations otherwise provided.
Subjects: Firefighters

Indefinitely Postponed

Pending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Public Safety and Homeland Security with 1 substitute

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security